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The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management is inviting interested residents of several East Tennessee counties to apply for openings on the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board. The DOE-sanctioned advisory board provides the Office of Environmental Management (EM) with advice and recommendations on cleanup of the DOE’s Oak Ridge Site, the […]

Russia said Tuesday it successfully tested a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile and plans to field the weapon later this year, a move that came as ceasefire efforts in Ukraine appeared increasingly strained. The country had carried out a successful test of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, according to comments made during a meeting with Strategic […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a prominent year for nuclear energy, the industry needs to turn its focus towards building new generation at scale, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Maria Korsnick said at a Tuesday forum. To open the NEI’s 2026 Nuclear Energy Policy Forum, Korsnick said last year marked a year of serious […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pressed Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently over the Department of Energy’s decision to redirect funding intended for the Savannah River Site to weapons production efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory. During a Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development subcommittee hearing in late April, Graham said $149 million appropriated through reconciliation for […]

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) is in jeopardy of ceasing operations due to its aging facility and spent fuel storage nearing its capacity, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a May 7 report. The GAO recommended that DOE complete its evaluation of the Idaho Operations Office’s research and test reactor spent […]

Earnings rose at Amentum, Chantilly, Va., in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, which the engineering and technology company attributed to favorable trends in its key business lines. Amentum announced its earnings in a Monday press release, followed by a conference call with Wall Street analysts Tuesday morning. Amentum’s earnings slide deck is also posted online […]

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has exercised its second two-year option period with the Huntington Ingalls Industries-led legacy cleanup contractor at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a DOE spokesperson confirmed Monday. As a result, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) will stay on the job through April 29, 2028, the spokesperson […]

A group of nuclear critics Monday publicly denounced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) proposed rulemaking to review Department of Energy and Pentagon-approved reactor designs. In a joint press release, the 13 organizations, including Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) and Beyond Nuclear, said the proposed rule violates aspects of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 […]

Keith Wood, vice president of marketing and communications for Amentum’s Energy and Environment business, plans to retire in July. Wood, who has spent 37 years with Amentum and its predecessor companies, will retire effective July 3, according to an Amentum staff email from Amentum Energy & Environment President Mark Whitney. Wood has earned much “respect […]

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently completed construction at the Pantex Plant’s High Explosives Science and Engineering facility, consolidating 15 Manhattan Project-era facilities, the agency said last week. “The new High Explosives Science and Engineering facility is a landmark achievement, setting an unprecedented standard for high explosives research and development crucial to national security,” […]

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said last week it successfully transferred 1.7 metric tons of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) from Japan to the United States, reportedly the largest international transfer in the agency’s history. NNSA teamed up with Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, according to […]

The Department of Energy’s Office of Naval Reactors could save billions of dollars and 15 years of cleanup time partnering with the Office of Environmental Management to clean up retired nuclear propulsion facilities, says the Government Accountability Office (GAO).  A report from the agency last week said the Office of Naval Reactors, which is responsible […]

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a fiscal 2027 budget hearing to discuss the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s request Wednesday morning. The hearing will be held in Room 406 in the Senate Dirksen Office Building at 10 a.m. Eastern time. All five of the NRC commissioners will be testifying before the full Senate […]

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has unveiled a new public website that should be easier to use.  “This update is part of a broader effort to improve transparency and accessibility for Congress, stakeholders, and the public—and to make it easier to quickly find our work, understand current issues, and navigate key materials across […]

Virginia-based Amentum reports its quarterly earnings Tuesday morning for the three-month period ending March 31. Amentum will discuss financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2026 with Wall Street analysts starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. As usual, the event will be webcast on Amentum’s investor website. Amentum basically follows the federal fiscal […]

The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch said Friday it is awarding a $5-million non-competitive grant to the Savannah River Site (SRS) Community Reuse Organization in North Augusta, S.C. The grant from DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM), spread over five years, is for the Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers program, DOE said in a […]

AtkinsRéalis Group said Friday it is revamping its nuclear business in the United States, by setting up two operating divisions to better align with accelerating demand across the federal and commercial nuclear markets. “Jack Craig, Jr. will serve as senior vice president of Federal Services, where he will lead our federal nuclear portfolio, including our […]

Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking:  MAY: 12-13: Conference: The Nuclear Energy Institute will host a two-day conference on shaping the future of nuclear energy policy held at Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC  20008. 13: Hearing: Senate Armed Services will receive appropriations testimony from […]

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maritime Administration have released a request for information (RFI) on May 7 for a new initiative exploring using small modular reactors to power commercial ships. According to the RFI, DOT and the Maritime Administration are seeking input from the industry and public to figure out if and how […]

Earnings fell at NuScale Power, Corvallis, Ore., in the first quarter, which the small modular reactor developer attributed to completing work and agreements last year related to the RoPower project in Romania. Revenue for the first quarter, ended March 31, was $600,000, down from $13.4 million in the first quarter in 2025. NuScale had a […]

Two hearings involving the fiscal 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and its semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), including the starting markup for the bill, will take place in Congress this week. Starting Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee will receive testimony from Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, NNSA Administrator Brandon Williams, and […]

Under an Air Force initiative for the service’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber by Northrop Grumman, the service would create a government-owned technical data library through reverse engineering and data rights acquisition. This news comes from a Thursday business notice from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center bomber directorate’s contracting office at Tinker Air Force […]

Tempers continue to flare between Fermi America and Toby Neugebauer as the company has rejected the former CEO’s call for a special meeting for shareholders, calling it invalid on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Neugebauer, who is also the co-founder of Fermi, called for a special meeting to be held on May 29. According to Neugebauer’s […]

The Donald Trump administration has requested that Congress again budget $45 million for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) for fiscal 2027, partly due to increased nuclear weapons work. The $45 million was equal to the White House request for fiscal 2026, which ends Sept. 30, although Congress appropriated less, $42 million in fiscal […]

GE Vernova and nuclear startup company Blue Energy have agreed to work together to bring a 2,500-megawatt gas and nuclear power plant to Texas. Blue Energy, which was founded in 2023, said in its Tuesday press release that the gas and nuclear hybrid power plant could be a new near-term approach to help meet projected […]

Delayed multi-ship contracts for 15 attack and ballistic missile submarines are finally expected in the second quarter of 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) CEO Chris Kastner said in a company earnings call Tuesday. Kastner said the company is “making good progress on the [Virginia-class submarine] Block VI and the next Columbia contract with awards expected […]